Use the Free Shape panel to define design domains for free shape optimization.
Subpanels and Inputs
The Free Shape panel contains the following subpanels and command buttons:
Panel Inputs
Input
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Action
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desvar
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Name for the design variable
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nodes / set
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nodes: Select surface or edge nodes that are to form part of the free shape design space.
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Panel Inputs
Input
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Action
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desvar
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Name for the design variable
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nodes / set
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nodes: Select surface or edge nodes that are to form part of the free shape design space.
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Panel Inputs
Input
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Action
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desvar
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Name for the design variable
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direction
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Choose a direction constraint. You can choose to allow the structure to grow only, to shrink only or not to enforce any direction constraints (default).
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smoothing method
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Choose between optimized for speed or optimized for accuracy
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options
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Select this checkbox to display further options
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nsmooth
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Enter the desired number of smoothing layers.
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mvfactor
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Enter the initial maximum perturbation factor.
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Panel Inputs
Input
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Action
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desvar
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Name for the design variable
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draw type
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Select none or single
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Panel Inputs
Input
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Action
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desvar
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Name for the design variable
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pattern type
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Select none or 1-pln sym
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Panel Inputs
Input
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Action
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desvar
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Name for the design variable
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constraint type
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Select fixed, vector or planar
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Panel Inputs
Input
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Action
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desvar
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Name for the design variable
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The following action buttons appear throughout the subpanels:
Button
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Action
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create
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Create the design variable.
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edit
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Only appears when "set" is selected. Opens the Entity Sets panel to update the selected set.
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reject
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Revert the most recent changes.
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review
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Review the design variable in the graphic area.
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update
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Update the design variable with the most recent changes.
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return
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Exit the panel.
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See Also:
Free shape Optimization in the OptiStruct online help